GL Accountant

Austin Powder • Beachwood, OH

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About The Position

The GL Accountant performs and coordinates key general ledger accounting activities within the U.S. Center of Excellence organization. The role supports the month-end close process, balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany accounting, journal entry preparation, and financial reporting activities.

Working closely with the U.S. GL Operations Manager, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, and operational finance teams, the GL Accountant contributes to timely, accurate, and GAAP-compliant financial reporting. The position also supports process standardization, internal controls, and continuous improvement initiatives across U.S. operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Three to five years of accounting experience.
• General ledger and month-end close experience.
• Experience with account reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP.
• Skills in general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, and intercompany accounting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Nice To Haves

• CPA or CPA candidate.
• Manufacturing accounting experience.
• Shared Services or Center of Excellence experience.
• ERP experience, including OneStream, Infor, SAP, Oracle, or similar systems.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries and complete assigned close activities by established deadlines.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes and investigate and resolve accounting issues identified during close.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations, investigate reconciling items, maintain supporting documentation, and comply with reconciliation standards and policies.
• Support reconciliations for cash, accruals, payroll liabilities, inventory-related accounts, fixed assets, intercompany accounts, prepaids, and other assets.
• Prepare and reconcile intercompany transactions; support management fee and royalty accounting; coordinate monthly intercompany confirmations; and resolve differences with domestic and international affiliates.
• Assist with foreign entity accounting support where applicable.
• Assist in preparing monthly financial statements and reporting schedules, support consolidation reporting, analyze account fluctuations, explain significant variances, and prepare audit schedules and supporting documentation.
• Execute key accounting controls and maintain compliance with U.S. GAAP and company accounting policies.
• Ensure proper documentation of journal entries and reconciliations and support internal and external audits.
• Identify process improvement and automation opportunities, assist with ERP enhancements and testing, and support standardization of accounting procedures across business units.
• Participate in finance transformation and shared-services initiatives.

Benefits

• The posting describes the company as offering great benefits but does not specify individual benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level